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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8934

23 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial perspectives
Split over future of cohesion policy is confirmed

Brussels, 22/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - The split in positions regarding the cohesion policy chapter of the next financial perspectives (2007-2013) was confirmed during the meeting on 20 April of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States with the EU (Coreper).

After discussion on the other parts of the EU budget (EUROPE 8929 and 8923), Coreper continued examining proposals on the next financial framework by looking at Heading 1b on cohesion to the service of growth and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: For anyone thinking of leaving the Union, the door's open
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Council to attempt to give final push needed on Monday for negotiations with Russia on “four spaces” - Signature of accession treaty with Bulgaria and Romania - Important meetings with Turkey and Croatia (and with Ms del Ponte)
(EU) EU/EP/CONSTITUTION: No question of interrupting ratification process if French vote “no”, says Jo Leinen
(EU) ACP/EU/TOGO: Differences of opinion within Joint Parliamentary Assembly on eve of Sunday's presidential elections in Togo
(EU) EU/ACP/GREAT LAKES: JPA concerned by constant breaches of sustainable peace of region and calls for correct implementation of Dar Es Salam agreement
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint parliamentary assembly resolves to boost partnership to fight poverty - Greater convergence on hypothesis of EDF budgetisation
(EU) EU/ECUADOR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Split over future of cohesion policy is confirmed
(EU) EU/TRADE/TEXTILE: Commission to open inquiry next week into textile imports from China - Informal meeting of trade ministers on Sunday evening in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Partial Council agreement on Marco Polo II programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council agreement to enhance information for air passengers on unsafe airlines
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Things look bleak for third railway package at Council
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES/UNITED STATES: Agreement on road map towards convergence of accounting standards
(EU) EU/STATE AID/R&D: Let's concentrate aid on pure research, says Neelie Kroes
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Inauguration of Anna Lindh Foundation
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Mars Di Bartolomeo demands that results of anti-drug action plan be “measurable and sustainable”
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Young European Greens launch “Forest Week”
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs reject compensation system under third railway package and vote for increased liberalisation of rail passenger transport
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Draft report in favour of extending quotas on potato starch till 2009
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE/CARIBBEAN:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Bogdan Klich hopes to get billion euros per annum for security research
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Inaugural meeting of EDA Steering Committee on research
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(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/MERGERS: Commission consults stakeholders on obstacles to cross-border mergers in financial sector
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/REACH: Construction sector demands amendment to Commission proposals with a view to providing more information for users
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: Committee calls on Commission to encourage Member States to conclude tripartite agreements involving regional authorities
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/TRANSPORT: Committee challenges “excessive” proposed regulations for port services market
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2408/2409: European Parliament states what it expects of CFSP and of European Security Strategy
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